The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-02
SWUNG INTO ETERNITY.
ALBERTTURNER, ONE OF JENNIE
BOWMAN'S MURDERERS,
Aanged-He Makes q Statement
That Exculpates Patterson, His
Alleged Accomplish.
GILL HA'ST ALL YOU NIGGERs
.WHAT DON'T
Attend MY Funeral" We're the
Words OF the Condemned TO
His Aged Sister.

LOUlsNlLLhi nj July l'-hiue''
Turner, one Of the negro murdersrs
OF Jennie Bowman, was swung to
eternity from the gallows In
the county jail yard at 1882
O'Clock this morning. He was
strangled to death, the body being cut
down twenty minutes after the trap |
was sprung. Only fifty people were |
admitted to the yard, but about 1000 |
assembled In the vicinity OF the place |
M early as 4:30 O'Clock. During the |
prayer, which immed ately preceded
the fall OF the trap, Turner gssed at
the crowd about him unconcernedly, |
aud went TO his death without any |
evidences OF fear. His dying statement
which follows, Ia a 6at contradiction
Of what he has insisted on all along, !
and OF statement made in Jail last |
night before four witnesses. II excul. |
pssss Patterson, his accomplish In the
murder, who Ia also sentenced TO
hang, but whose appeal has not yet
been heard by the Court Of Appeals.
He taid
"How, gentlemen and friends, !
hope you all take warning who see me
now. hope not another one Of you
viii ever walk on the ecaHold."
"And low. iriends, there 10 man
in prison who robbed the street car. l
want him turned free. And, gentle.
men, want all OF you 10 hear what /
have got 10 say. am going 10 die
with an hontBt hearl and bring no one
10 the gallows. ! am going to die
.ln0a Fec ska man Dat,a..,a. tla
man was not with me. That 10 all
have got to cay. | am willing TO die
now"
The greatest excitement prevailed
In this city on the afternoon OF Thurs.
day, April 22d. II was caused by the
report that Jennie Bowman. domes-
ii, twenty-five years OF age, employed
by Mr.. A. Y. Johnson, at his home In
the best resident portion Of the city,
bad been sssailfd and leariully bfaten
by thieves while attending 10 her
household dutiee. The fact that the
ssault had beln committed In the
bright. open light Of noon, when
hom,s are left unpiott cted, added 10
the indignation. The girl was found
bruially beaten, bleeding and insensi.
bic, across the he'd In room In the
second story. Ga the floor was found
q heavy iron poker covered with hair
and blood, II having evidently been
the wea.on used. Down stairs were
the evidences Of u fearful struggle. On
the floor was found the stem offs bro
ken goblet which Jennie Bowman had
used in the fight for life. On either
side OF the staircase were bloody
mark. The mkt day the victim be.
came conscious for u few moments aud
described her aaai'ants, stating that
they we're two negroes. Friday alter
noon William Patterson, a dangerous
negro, was suspected, was ar
rested. Late Saturday after.
noon Albert Turner, whose lace and
hand bore suspicious looking wounds,
evidently made by some Jagged insiru.
ment, was discovered In hiding and
taken 10 Jail. Several articles which
had been missing from the johnson
houte we're also Discovered In his room.
Upon the tight OF theee he confessed
his crime and implofed The officers TO
save him from the mob, which he
feared. The authorities thought a
lynching probable, and removed the
men 10 Frankfort, Ky. In the mean.
time, Turner, upon seeing Patterson,
declared tina, he was his accomplice In
the terrible deed. lie said that u his
drawers we're examined blood would
be found upon them. Patterson wa,
stripped and the blood was there
Turner aud Patterson were brough,
back TO this city upon Tuesday, Apr
"a, the authorities al Frankfort relus
ing 20 keep them any longer. Their
followed the mob demonstration which
neceesi,aled the calling out Of tho mil
itia 10 protect the Jail. Alter lirger
ing nearl eihree weeks, Jennie Bow
man expired upon May y. The gran,
Jury met May 10 aud returned tru
bills against Turner and Patterson 70
murder. The trial followed immedI
Ately, and Turner pleaded guilty
His Punishment was fixed by IN
Jury az death. At 1885 O'Clock, Jus
1--WE minutes after the indictment Ia
been returned, Judge Jackson sen
fenced the seliconiesaed murderer /
hang July let Patterson plead no
guilty. His care was tried May 1911
The Jury after being ont eleven min
uisa returned a verdict Of guilty an
punishment nj death. The Judge sen
fenced him 10 hang July LIST, but hi
attorney prayed for an appeal whic
in now before the Court Of Appeal
The rehearing before that body wi
Ne about September 10Th.
Turner held leyee In the Jail 40,
erAl days prior 10 the hanging, chan
ing curious visitors 90 the Jail ny
Gems for n look a fifteen seconds, an,
calling 10 them 10 pas ON a.a com
up In fegu' a. tide show style. Heco
lected q considerable sum OF none,
which will be used In burying hin
On ons VI these days, the doomed ma
vst peering through the bal
acfots his window, and catching slgl
Of his sister Ia the crowd, be Sait
"You look here, sister; | want q b
funeral Friday, and Jon want 10 =,
that there 10 no disappointment abol
H."
Go on, Albert" the woman a
eNered, show Ia | gwine 10 get you
big funeral, when ! amt got q
m tney"
Look here, womsn; II you don
lee gwine 10 ha'ni you every nigh
and all that knows me and don't ten
the funeral"
"Liw, honey, dot talk dat away
broke in IN old oolored woman, wi
Waa evidently much excited and WI
had bson moving untasily from sI,
10 side.
"YsF, woman, Zee gwne to con
back on this earth and hA'nt all 70
nigRere what don't tend my burisl
A. Turner delivered this sentence n
Cd woman threw up her hands a.
Tell backward IN aft.